The Fallen

David Baldacci

Apr 2018 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this ebook

Star FBI detective Amos Decker and his colleague Alex Jamison must solve four increasingly bizarre murders in a dying rust belt town--and the closer they come to the truth, the deadlier it gets in this rapid-fire #1 New York Times bestseller.

Something sinister is going on in Baronville. The rust belt town has seen four bizarre murders in the space of two weeks. Cryptic clues left at the scenes--obscure bible verses, odd symbols--have the police stumped.

Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are in Baronville visiting Alex's sister and her family. It's a bleak place: a former mill and mining town with a crumbling economy and rampant opioid addiction. Decker has only been there a few hours when he stumbles on a horrific double murder scene.

Then the next killing hits sickeningly close to home. And with the lives of people he cares about suddenly hanging in the balance, Decker begins to realize that the recent string of deaths may be only one small piece of a much larger scheme--with consequences that will reach far beyond Baronville.

Decker, with his singular talents, may be the only one who can crack this bizarre case. Only this time--when one mistake could cost him everything--Decker finds that his previously infallible memory may not be so trustworthy after all...

Ratings and reviews

To have started out as a bit odd, it turned into the best Amos Decker novel I've read and I've read them all. Thoroughly enjoyed this novel, it had me hanging till the last couple of chapters. I loved the ending of him and Zoe. On your acknowledgment to your wife, I read the top line and thought that you were going to say something sweet or romantic to her, then you blew it.....I've remarked on the before, as I'm sure she takes good care of you when you are locked away drifting.....like making sure you eat and change your clothes (and washing your smelly clothes after a couple of days wearing them), haha Give her an extra "just because" hug. Love your books.

This was the first book of this series that I read, only one available at the airport bookstore, and loved it. The story holds it's self well even if you haven't read the previous books.

I think that in order to be truly enjoyable that the "hero" of any story should have some weaknesses as well as strengths. Baldacci succeeded in a big way. I highly recommend this book.

About the author

DAVID BALDACCI is a global #1 bestselling author, and one of the world's favorite storytellers. His books are published in over forty-five languages and in more than eighty countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at WishYouWellFoundation.org.